Morioka First High School

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39°42′48.4″N 141°8′30.7″E / 39.713444°N 141.141861°E / 39.713444; 141.141861

Morioka First High School 盛岡第一高等学校
Address
3-2-1 Ueda, Morioka-shi Iwate-ken, Japan Morioka Japan
Information
Type	Public senior high school
Motto	忠實自彊・質実剛健
Established	May 13, 1880
Principal	Hiiraga Shinji
Grades	10-12
Gender	co-educational
Enrollment	939
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	White
Website	www2.iwate-ed.jp/mo1-h/
Main building

Iwate Prefectural Morioka First High School (岩手県立盛岡第一高等学校, Iwate-kenritsu Morioka Dai-ichi Kōtōgakkō), often abbreviated as Morioka Ichikō (盛岡一高), is a public, coeducational, university preparatory high school in Morioka city, Iwate, Japan. Founded in 1880, Morioka Ichikō is the second oldest high school in Iwate prefecture and one of the oldest in Japan.^{[citation needed]} As of March 2008, it has 939 enrolled students.^{[citation needed]}

Its logo stands for pine needles; each needle represents truth, virtue, and a heart of gold.

Motto

• Faithfulness, effort (忠實自彊, Chujitsu Jikyō)
• Sturdiness (質実剛健, Shitsujitsu Gōken)

Courses

• General Course, full-time
• Science and Mathematics Course, full-time

Club activities

Kyūdō, kendo, baseball, football, judo, swimming, skiing, tennis, soft tennis, table tennis, climbing, basketball, badminton, volleyball, handball, rugby, track and field, softball, igo, shogi, drama, chorus, chemistry, sadō, kadō, photography, calligraphy, newspaper, wind orchestra, biology, astronomy, fine arts, geography, literature, amateur radio, anime, simulation, dance

Student activities

cheering, broadcasting, annual bulletin, student government

Access

• 18-minute walk from Morioka Station^[1]
• 5-minute walk from Kami-Morioka Station

Academic calendar

April

• Freshman Orientation
• Cheering Practice
• Entrance ceremony

May

• Athletic Festival

June

• Ball Game Festival

July

• Cheering Practice (specifically for High school baseball in Japan)

September

• School Festival

December

• School excursion

February

• Farewell party
• Cheering Practice

March

• Graduation ceremony

See also

• Iwate Prefectural Board of Education
• List of high schools in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

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